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Guru Singh: He was told to raise his gasoline prices.
Guru Singh: He was told to raise his gasoline prices.

Guru Singh: He was told to raise his gasoline prices.

Date6/24/1986
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Posing in front of his company's billboard, John Milnes, owner of Milnes Fuel Oils Ltd., sees nothing that's likely to raise oil prices.
Posing in front of his company's billboard, John Milnes, owner of Milnes Fuel Oils Ltd., sees nothing that's likely to raise oil prices.
10/30/1991
Piece of Jewelry gets expert appraisal from jeweller Russell Oliver, while his wife Barbara looks on, Owner of the gems may be surprised when Oliver tells her the value of her jewels today, since prices have skyrocketted
Piece of Jewelry gets expert appraisal from jeweller Russell Oliver, while his wife Barbara looks on, Owner of the gems may be surprised when Oliver tells her the value of her jewels today, since prices have skyrocketted
10/31/1974
He's staying: Canadian auto parts firms are making a mistake if they think moving operations to countries where wages are lower will cure their problems, says Bob Calder, new chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Performance is as importance as prices, he argues, suggesting employers should join with workers to improve productivity.
He's staying: Canadian auto parts firms are making a mistake if they think moving operations to countries where wages are lower will cure their problems, says Bob Calder, new chairman of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association. Performance is as importance as prices, he argues, suggesting employers should join with workers to improve productivity.
4/11/1984
Inflated prices: Lyle Goff, left, chairman of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association of Canada, says drug prices are inflated to make up for pharmacists' low dispensing fee
Inflated prices: Lyle Goff, left, chairman of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association of Canada, says drug prices are inflated to make up for pharmacists' low dispensing fee
1/14/1985
Is there a rickshaw in your future? The gasoline shortage doesn't bother Lorne Shields, a 30-year-old Downsview manufacturers' agent, as he takes his wife Suzanne and their daughters Jessica, 2, and Rebecca, 7 months, for a spin in the rickshaw be just imported from Taiwan to add to bicycle collection
Is there a rickshaw in your future? The gasoline shortage doesn't bother Lorne Shields, a 30-year-old Downsview manufacturers' agent, as he takes his wife Suzanne and their daughters Jessica, 2, and Rebecca, 7 months, for a spin in the rickshaw be just imported from Taiwan to add to bicycle collection
11/6/1973
The Marquis De Jouennes in Toronto yesterday, He brought the bad news that wine prices will go up on May 1
The Marquis De Jouennes in Toronto yesterday, He brought the bad news that wine prices will go up on May 1
4/23/1970
Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, who said he saw little hope that world oil prices would come down. Jean Paul Drolet, assistant deputy minister for mineral development at Ottawa, centre, said our mineral
Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, who said he saw little hope that world oil prices would come down. Jean Paul Drolet, assistant deputy minister for mineral development at Ottawa, centre, said our mineral
3/25/1974
Carries flag: Manjit Singh, left, a 21-year-old refugee, clutches a Canadian flag in his hand after being introduced to sponsor Randhir Singh Sandhu, right, at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Temple
Carries flag: Manjit Singh, left, a 21-year-old refugee, clutches a Canadian flag in his hand after being introduced to sponsor Randhir Singh Sandhu, right, at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Temple
7/29/1987
Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
5/15/1983
Prices in the capital city of Caracas (above), are among the highest in the world, except for gasoline
Prices in the capital city of Caracas (above), are among the highest in the world, except for gasoline
3/9/1977
Meagre existence: Marked-down prices on cans of fruit juice are a bonanza to disabled Alfred Pettersen, 57, who must make do on a disability pension of $243
Meagre existence: Marked-down prices on cans of fruit juice are a bonanza to disabled Alfred Pettersen, 57, who must make do on a disability pension of $243
1/28/1982
Minding the store: Richard Davidson, Brewers' Warehousing Co. president, says permitting beer to be sold in grocery stores, as suggested by the provincial Liberals, could lead to lost jobs, as well as a rise in beer prices and increased social and ecologi
Minding the store: Richard Davidson, Brewers' Warehousing Co. president, says permitting beer to be sold in grocery stores, as suggested by the provincial Liberals, could lead to lost jobs, as well as a rise in beer prices and increased social and ecologi
1/10/1984